ブザー

Meaning in English

buzzer

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What it means

ブザー means a device that emits a loud sound to signal an alert or notification; in Japanese it refers to electronic signaling devices such as door buzzers and alarm buzzers, or to the audible beep produced by such devices.

Main meanings

The device that produces a loud sound to indicate an event or alert in electronics, appliances, and alarms.
The audible beep or tone itself, often described as ブザー音.
In everyday language, refers to audible alerts in consumer electronics and signaling systems.

How to use it

Used in technical manuals, product specifications, signage, and casual conversation to denote both the hardware and its audible notification; commonly paired with nari verbs such as ブザーが鳴る and ブザーを鳴らす, and appropriate in both formal and informal contexts.

Variants and close terms

ベル (beru) — bell or chime; often used as a signaling alternative
警報音 (keihouon) — alarm sound; refers to the audible cue rather than the hardware
ブザー音 (buzāon) — buzzer sound; the actual sound produced

Etymology

loanword from English buzzer adapted to Japanese phonology, with a long vowel indicated by ー and a final zā sound.

Origin

Introduced in modern Japan during the rapid adoption of electrical signaling devices in the early 20th century as a loanword for the English term buzzer.

Word class

Noun (名詞)